In view of the latest situation of COVID-19 and uncertainties in global business travels, along with discussions with our tour presenters, performing venues and related partners, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s (HK Phil) tour to Japan and Korea, originally have been rescheduled to a later time of the year, now has been cancelled.

The HK Phil, Music Director Jaap van Zweden, our Board of Governors as well as the administration put the health and well-being of our audience, players and staff at the forefront of our priorities. We sincerely hope that the orchestra’s home city, as well as other parts of the world, will recover soon and overcome the current challenging situation. The orchestra and its Music Director Jaap van Zweden look forward to performing for audiences in Japan and Korea in the near future.

The HK Phil would like to thank our tour presenters in Japan and Korea, our performing venue partners, as well as sponsors, for their support.

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Director Jaap van Zweden, our Board of Governors as well as the administration put the health and well-being of our audiences, players and staff at the forefront of our priorities. Like most cultural organisations, we have made major adjustments to our regular activities in order to accommodate these exceptional circumstances.

The HK Phil believes passionately in the power of music. Since February, we have been sharing our love of music and support for our community through "Phil Your Life With Music". We hope our videos, available on website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, WeChat and Weibo, will brighten your life and keep us connected.

The new 2020/21 season and more music projects will be announced in June and July. Please stay tuned!

Never underestimate the power of music. Stay strong and hopeful as always. We hope to see you again very soon!

Stephen Milling

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Danish bass Stephen Milling was born in Copenhagen and was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 1994 he became a member of the Royal Danish Opera where he sang roles including König Marke (Tristan und Isolde), Daland (Der fliegende Holländer), Philip II (Don Carlos), Fafner (Siegfried) and Gurnemanz (Parsifal). Two engagements secured his international career: His debut at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala as Don Fernando in Fidelio (under Riccardo Muti) and his North American debut as both Fasolt and Hunding in the new Ring cycle for The Seattle Opera.

After his initial success in Wagner’s Ring, he has returned to Seattle for Gurnemanz (Parsifal) and as König Marke and other appearances in America include The Metropolitan Opera as Sparafucile (Rigoletto) - returning as Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte) and as Hunding (under Valery Gergiev); the Lyric Opera of Chicago as König Marke; with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as Narbal in Les Troyens (under Zubin Mehta); at the San Francisco Opera as Philip II; with the San Francisco Symphony as Daland (under Michael Tilson Thomas) and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as König Marke (under Esa-Pekka Salonen).

As one of the world’s foremost interpreters of the Wagner repertoire, Stephen Milling collaborates with some of the world’s leading conductors including Zubin Mehta, Christian Thielemann, Sir Simon Rattle, Franz Welser-Möst and Sir Antonio Pappano. Recent European highlights include Gurnemanz in a new production of Parsifal at the 2013 Osterfestspiele Salzburg; Fasolt at de Nederlandse Opera (under Hartmut Haenchen); Hunding and Commendatore (Don Giovanni) at the Maggio Musicale di Firenze (under Mehta); and Daland at the Wiener Staatsoper (under Daniel Harding). Other major appearances include the Salzburg Festival as Fafner (Rattle); at the Wiener Staatsoper as Gurnemanz (Rattle and Thielemann); at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden as Hunding (Pappano); at the Bayerische Staatsoper as Rocco; at the Opéra national de Paris in Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater (Salonen); and Rocco at the Gran Teatro del Liceu, Barcelona (under Sebastian Weigle).
Stephen Milling made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in Verdi’s Requiem under Mariss Jansons, and features on several recordings including Les Troyens with the London Symphony Orchestra (Sir Colin Davis) released on the LSO Live label; Der Ring des Nibelungen staged by La Fura dels Baus in Valencia which is released on Unitel Classics (Zubin Mehta); three collaborations with Kasper Holten at Royal Danish Opera: The Copenhagen Ring, Tannhäuser, both released on Decca, and Maskarade on Dacapo; and he stars on the recent release by DGG of the Salzburg production of Parsifal.
In the 2013/2014 season Stephen Milling returns to the Wiener Staatsoper as König Marke (Franz Welser-Möst), to de Nederlandse Opera to sing Fasolt (Haenchen) and to Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia for performances of Die Walküre (Mehta). Concert appearances include Das Rheingold at the BBC Proms with the Berliner Staatskapelle under Daniel Barenboim, a Verdi 200 gala concert with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos) and Verdi Requiem with the Staatskapelle Dresden (Thielemann).

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and is a Venue Partner of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

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